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Cultural appropriation

Cultural appropriation is when a culture ‘borrows’ an artefact, practice or knowledge in a way that is not acceptable to the original culture. This question is complex for the simple reason that cultural borrowing happens continually and is part and parcel of how cultures evolve. Most of our practices and artefacts and knowledge are borrowed - think about negative numbers (Chinese), algebra (Arabic), pyjamas...

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